Stephen Somers, PhD

President and CEO, Center for Health Care Strategies

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Stephen A. Somers is the president and CEO of the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), which he founded in 1995. He is responsible for the organization’s growth into a nationally recognized center on improving care for beneficiaries, particularly those with chronic illnesses and disabilities, of publicly financed health care programs. Previously, he was an associate vice president at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a professional staff member for the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and legislative assistant to Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania.